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牌
pái
1. mahjong tile
2. playing card
3. game pieces
4. signboard
5. plate
6. tablet
7. medal
8. CL:[[片<piàn>]], [[個|个<gè>]], [[塊|块<kuài>]]
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

牌
pái
card, game piece; placard, signboard, tablet
HSK 4 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

黄牌
huángpái
(sport) violation warning sign
无牌
wúpái
unlicensed
牌楼
páilou
decorated archway
牌九
páijiǔ
pai gow (gambling game played with dominoes)
牌位
páiwèi
memorial tablet
牌价
páijià
list price
牌匾
páibiǎn
board (attached to a wall)
牌坊
páifāng
memorial arch
牌子
páizi
sign
牌局
páijú
gambling get-together
牌戏
páixì
a card game
牌照
páizhào
license plate
牌号
páihào
trademark
狗牌
gǒupái
dog tag
奖牌
jiǎngpái
medal
王牌
wángpái
trump card
玩牌
wánpái
to play cards
发牌
fāpái
to deal (cards)
盾牌
dùnpái
shield
站牌
zhànpái
bus information board

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,260
Word Frequency Rank
1,446 of 84,292

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